Still making Decisions.....Help

Last week Dusty and I found these drapes at Pier One and we both like them.

But because I am a woman I keep changing my mind

and now I need an opinion.

Frankly, I probably read too many blogs!

I bought these simple drapes at Wal-mart,

I'm pretty sure they are a big NO but they are in the running....#1

#2 is a drop cloth that I got at Wal mart


#3 I found these at Lowes and love the cool look

See them side by side with the Pier one drapes.

You can click on the picture to enlarge but I would appreciate any and all comments.

Should I go with another color?

Thanks

Mostly finished

I wanted to show you some of the pictures of my dining room and breakfast room and they are mostly finished for now.

First ....I Found this cool Pottery Barn type of jar at the good will last week and it was 50% off day so it was 2$, I think it looks fun with my fall decorations.

This is my breakfast room that opens into the living room
The drapes are finished for now.
I also made a valance to go over the kitchen sink.



Dusty had painted the dining room one day while I was gone.
He did not like the teal powder blue that was up there.
I guess I should be happy that he doesn't mind to paint.
Anyway, the curtains up there just didn't match.
We found these panels at Pier One this weekend and we both thought they matched.




The browns match better and seem to make this room look more formal.

I like the way that it is coming together but who knows I could change my mind...

Chicken Pot Pie

This is a simple, easy recipe that everyone loves.

This is my mom's Chicken Pot Pie.

Ingredients:

2 cups of chicken

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 1/2 cups of chicken broth ( I get mine from boiling the chicken breasts)

2 cans of veg-all ( I use one or two whichever I have on hand)

Mix these ingredients and put in a 9 x 13 dish after spraying with nonstick spray.

Then top with :
1 1/2 cup of Bisquick
1 1/2 cup of milk
1 stick of margarine melted
Mix this together and pour over the other.
(It might seem runny but it will set up)
Bake at 350 degrees for one Hour






I have not met anyone that doesn't love this.
It is especially good for sick people as it is light and not spicy
I'm linking this to Jens Tasty Tuesday at

Balancing Beauty and Bedlam

(http://beautyandbedlam.com/).

Changing my mind....a womans choice

This was the curtains in our dining room the day we moved in but with orange walls.

We painted the room to a more taupe color but I have been struggling with this sliding glass door

since the day we moved in.

This door faces west and gets all the afternoon sun so it needs a good cover.

To me this was just ugly!

But to be honest my husband kinda liked it because it was neutral.

I wanted it to look french country and scream breakfast room.

I found this cute fabric in Arkansas and made these valances and drapes

but after living with them for a week, I couldn't stand them.

They just looked too much and were overwhelming.

My husband agreed

So I took the valances down

Added the plaid fabric, and found the rod at Lowes .
The rod really matches the lighting and fits better in the room.
My husband thinks it is less cluttered.



I guess I can change my mind, I see this happen on a lot of blogs and

I think it must be normal.

So stay tuned it could happen again.


My husband still needs to install all the hardware for the new rod.
And I need to sew the trim and hem the bottom
But I think it looks much better!

Any suggestions?

SMS Savory Muffins

I really like savory muffins as posted about the caramelized onion, sage and cheddar muffins. They were delicious with a soup.

But I knew my family wouldn't eat the ones chosen for today so I thought I would pass this time. Today's recipe is Bosc pear, Blue Cheese and Walnut muffins. Our host is Andrea at Nummy Kitchen. Go check out her recipe and have a great day!

Blessings

Mom's French Pancakes

This weeks Sweet Melissa recipe was a hit at our house.

I can honestly say my kids have probably never eaten crepes before and they loved them.

As some of these recipes are huge , I thought about halving it

but am so glad that I didn't because they were eaten before I finished cooking.

They were very easy and used things I had on hand.

They say the trick is in the swirling the batter in the pan to get them just right

I would agree that this was true.

I wanted some whipped cream to put in them, I thought if they were bad at least my girls would eat that. I was on the phone to call my husband to pick some up from the store and remembered that I still had some heavy whipping cream in the fridge, so with the Sweet Melissa Recipe I made some and it was the perfect addition.


I also used the blackberry freezer jam that I just made last week.It was perfect but you could have used anything with fruit , heck , she even suggested Ice cream.

Sprinkled with Powder sugar....

Delicious!

This recipe was chosen by

Jaime of Good Eats and Sweet Treats

Go check out her blog to get the recipe

You won't be disappointed.